Eugen of Austria-Teschen

Eugen of Austria-Teschen (21 May 1863-30 December 1954) was an Archduke of Austria-Hungary and Hochmeister of the Knights Teutonic from 1894 to 1923.

Biography
Eugen was the son of Karl Ferdinand of Austria-Teschen and was born in Gross-Seelowitz, Moravia, in the Austrian Empire. In October 1877 he was made a Lieutenant in the Austro-Hungarian Army and in 1887 he became a member of the Knights Teutonic religious military order. When Archduke Wilhelm Franz of Austria-Teschen died in 1894, he became the Hochmeister (leader) of the order.

With the start of World War I in 1914, Archduke Eugen replaced Oskar Potiorek as Governor of Bosnia-Herzegovina and commander of the Austro-Hungarian forces attacking Serbia. In 1915 he defeated Serbia and took part in the Italian Campaign and the Brusilov Offensive in 1917. By the end of the war he was of great renown and was considered as a regent, but with Austria-Hungary's fall, Eugen lost his titles and died in 1954.